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What else is important to keep you productive? As an example, do you work in a certain environment or follow a timely routine?Īs a freelancer who works at home or, more often, around town in coffee shops or office co-ops, I’ve found that some sort of routine is essential. If I submit a piece to a publication, I usually put it in Quip or email it, and they work their magic with their CMS. If I publish online myself, it’s usually WordPress or Tumblr. When it comes to collaborating with others, I prefer to start in Ulysses, then copy into something like Quip or, if I must, Google Drive. I do nearly all of my professional, client, and personal writing in Ulysses. Now that it’s coming to iPhone, I do nearly all of my professional, client, and personal writing in Ulysses. I’ve bounced between writing tools over the years, starting with MacJournal back in my TUAW and Ars Technica days, up to a mix of Byword, 1Writer, and others until I found Ulysses. Personally, I’m very interested in social issues, especially those that affect people who need help the most, as well as video games and their evolution into what I feel is the most powerful vehicle for entertainment, expression, and education that we’ve ever had.

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But these days, professionally, I thoroughly enjoy explaining how consumer, prosumer, and SMB products (editor’s note: SMB refers to small and midsize businesses) work, and how to get more out of them. Which topics do you like to cover the most? I wanted to help explain what’s going on in tech, what matters, and how to get more value out of the products we all use. I started reading dozens of sites like Macworld, Ars Technica, Daring Fireball, and many of the community’s individual blogs, and I wanted to try my hand.

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Once I got a Mac in college, discovered NetNewsWire, and dove head-first into the Apple community, something clicked.

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I developed a love for tech when I got my first PC in freshman year of high school, and I had a knack for teaching what I knew to others and a patience to help them learn. What made you start writing in the first place? Writing is a key way that I communicate with others and also myself. Like many people, writing is a key way that I communicate with others and also myself. I write in a number of capacities for a living, but I also have a few blogs for personal interests and I journal for myself. Writing is central to a lot of what I do both professionally and personally. Which role does writing play in your life? I also run my own website, Finer Things in Tech.

I started in the tech industry as a writer for publications like Macworld and Ars Technica, and I currently have a column in MacLife magazine called The Shift.

I work with app makers to help them talk about their products and to customers, and I’m building a consulting business as well. I’m a tech writer, content strategist, and consultant. Please tell us something about you and what you are working on. In our interview David chats about writing, the tools and techniques that keep him productive, and his Ulysses workflow. David Chartier has been a tech fan since highschool – and so he made explaining tech his profession.

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